Electric operating means for flange-oilers



C. F. HOOFER.

ELECTRIC OPERATING MEANS FOR FLANGE OILERS.

APPLICATION FILED novrzz. 1919.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Fig l J Camlcas UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

cHARLEsr. rroorna, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

ELECTRIC OPERATING MEANS non FLANGE-OILERS.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, CHARLES F. Hoornn, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Seattle, county of King,and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Electric Operating Means for Flange-Oilers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

l/ly invention relates to a means for automatically operating anauxiliary mechanism, such as a track or flange oiling device, wheneverthe car strikes a curve.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the lateral swingof the trolley when the car strikes a curve, may be utilized to bringinto action such an oiling mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the mechanism whereby I nowprefer to carry out my invention.

Figure l is a diagram showing the relationship of the various partsemployed in carrying out my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the current controlling and applying device.

Fig. 3 is a section showing the manner of using the air controllingdevice.

This invention has been particularly designed i'or controlling theapplication and use of such devices as is shown in my Patent No.1,278,657 of September 10, 1918, for a track lubricator. In the drawings13 represents the pneumatically operated oil distributing or feedingdevice, as shown in said patent and 9 the tank, or other source of:supply of air under pressure by which the oil distributing device isoperated. As the specific structure of these parts is immaterial, nodetails thereof will be here given.

A valve 11 is inserted between the sections 10 and 18, of the pipe whichconveys the air from the reservoir 9 to the distributor 13. This valveis electrically opened, by any suitable electrical apparatus. As shownit is closed by a spring 1 and is opened when the current is applied tothe coil which is in the casing 6.

Adjacent to the base of the trolley pole 5 is secured a conducting ring3 having finger 30, which is in electrical connection with the feed wire8 leading to the electrically operated valve 11. The base of the trolleypole has a ring or disk 4; which has two diametrically opposite recesses40, so located as to be opposite the finger 30 when the trol-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 30, 1921.

Application filed November 22, 1919. Serial No. 340,007.

ley is on the wire; If the trolley is not reversible, only one recess isneede The width of the recesses 40 may be so gaged that as soon as anydetermined angle or swlng has been reached, contact will be made betweenthe ring a and the finger 30, thus causing current to flow through theconductor'S to the valve operating coil 6. This Wlll apply the operatingair to the distributer 13.

7 represents a resistance placed in the circuit to limit the currentflow to the coil 6;

What I claim as my invention is 1. A flange oiling, device comprisingmeans carried by a car for placing oil upon the flange, electrical meansfor controlling the action of said oiling mechanism, and a switchmechanism actuated to close the elec, trlcal circuit by the side swingof the trolley.

flange oiling device comprising means carried'by a car for placing oilupon the flange, electrical means for controlling the action of saidoiling mechanism, a switch for controlling the electric circuit havingone part mounted to swing with the trolley and the other mounted on thecar to be engaged by the first part when the trolley pole is swunglaterally.

3. A flange oiling device comprising means carried by a car for placingoil upon the flange, electrical means for controlling the action of saidoiling mechanism, and a switch mechanism actuated to close theelectrical circuit by the side swing of the trolley.

4. A flange oiling device comprising means carried by a car for placingoil upon the flange, electrical means for controlling the action of saidoiling mechanism, a switch for controlling the electric circuit havingone part mounted to swing with the trolley and the other mounted on thecar to be engaged by the first part when the trolley pole is swunglaterally.

5. A flange oiling device comprising means carried by a car for placingoil upon the flange, electrical means for controlling the action of saidoiling mechanism, a switch for controlling the electric circuitcomprising a member mounted to turn with the trolley base and having theoutline of a circle indented at two diametrically opposite points, and amember fixed upon the car and extending into one of said indentationswithout contacting with its sides when the trolley is centrallypositioned.

6. A track oiling device comprising air operated means carried by a carfor applying oil to the track a valve controlling the application of airto said mechanism, and means for electrically controlling the action ofsaid valve.

7. A track oiling device comprising an air operated mechanism forapplying oil to the track, a valve controlling the operating air,electric means for controlling said valve and means for controlling thesupply of elec tricity by the side swing of a trolley.

8. A track oiling device comprising an air operated mechanism forapplying oil to the track, a valve controlling the operating air,electric means for controlling said valve and a switch for controllingthe application of current, said switch having one part carried by thecar body and the other by the trolley pole to contact with the first bythe swing of the trolley to oneside of the central position.

9. In an oiling device, an air operated oil distributing mechanism, avalve controlling the application of the operating air to saiddistributing mechanism, an electric controlling means for said valve andmeans for antomatically energizing said electric controlling means bythe swinging of a member relative to the car body due to the curvatureof the track.

10.-In a track oiling device, air operated oil distributing mechanism,an electrically controlled valve controlling the application of air tosaid oil distributing mechanism, and a switch controlling theapplication of current to said valve, one part of said switch beingcarried by the car body and the other by the trolley base.

11. In an oiling device for cars, in combination, a source ofelectricity, means for making and breaking the circuit thereofautomatically actuated by the swing of the trolley when rounding acurve, a source of fluid pressure for operatin the oiling device and anelectromagnetically controlled fluid pressure valve for controlling theoperating fluid pressure. 7

12. In a car oiling device, in combination. a series of oil supplyingmechanisms and actuating means therefor, an electromagnet forvcontrolling the application of the actuating means to each of saidsupplying mech anisms, an electric circuit having connections with saidelectromagnets, means automatically actuated by the side swing of thetrolley for making and breaking the circuit when rounding curves, andoil delivery pipes extending from the oil supplying mechamsms.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 29th day of October, 1919.

CHARLES F. HOOFER.

